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The greatest evangelist of the Twentieth Century, without question, was Billy Graham. The greatest evangelist before him of the Nineteenth Century undoubtedly was Dwight L. Moody. Both shared a common trait. They were criticized because of a particular subject they preached about. When Billy Graham was…

An illustration from Dr. James Merritt

It is not possible that any sin should ever be forgiven to any man without shedding of blood. This has been known from the very first. As soon as man had sinned, God taught him that he needed a sacrifice. Adam and Eve, after they had sinned, tried to clothe themselves with fig leaves, but that was not…

The emblem of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society is an ox standing between a plough and an altar, with the motto, “Ready for either”—ready to spend and be spent in labor, or to be a sacrifice; whichever the Lord pleases. Spurgeon, C. (2014). Spurgeon Commentary: Philippians. (E. Ritzema,…

James Harrison, a 77-year-old Australian has the blood that saved the lives of 2.4 million new born babies. His blood contains a rare antibody capable of curing Rhesus disease, a severe form of anemia affecting babies whose blood type is incompatible with that of their mother. He has donated blood over…

I wonder what our children think when they hear us singing the hymn, Power in the Blood? As it turns, there is literal power in the blood. Chemists built a biofuel cell that generates power from glucose sugar in snail’s blood. They drill a hole through the snail’s shell and then implant electrodes in…

God's Not Dead is a Christian film about faith and the limits one young man will go to defend his belief in God. Josh Wheaton, a freshman college student, enrolls in a philosophy class taught by professor Dr. Radisson, who demands that all his students must sign a declaration that "God is dead" to get…

Every year Americans take time to honor mothers with nice meals, cards, and phones calls home. While they are honoring their mothers, few people realize how much they really owe their moms. Though not all the figures are exact, the total is surprisingly large, especially for the millennial generation.…

In The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Suffering, then, is the badge of true discipleship.” —Jim L. Wilson Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, 91. Philippians 3:10 (HCSB) My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed…

In The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ.…

Protesters in Bankok, Thailand are spilling blood in demonstrations demanding that current Prime Minister Abhist Vejjajiva step down and that their country holds new elections. But they are aren’t spilling blood in the way you might think. Let me read an excerpt from a news story: “As dawn broke on March…

Middle school student Makenna Finnegan was running to set a new personal best time, when she stopped to help a struggling runner. Finnegan passed the other runner and noticed that she was holding her stomach and struggling to keep moving. Finnegan asked what was wrong and the girl said she had a bad…

In 1960, Bernard Schermerhorn bowed to peer pressure and went along with a friend to steal change from several newspaper racks and then dump then over. Now, 54 years later, Schermerhorn has sent a letter to the Florida newspaper apologizing for the deed and including a check for $200 to cover the damages.…

What are you willing to commit your life to? Over 200,000 people sent application to give their life for space research. They applied to make a journey to Mars in 2024. The catch: it is a one way trip. No one will be returning. Mars One, a group that plans to send humans to live on Mars, has narrowed…

Video footage taken by a cell phone shows an unidentified man enter a burning house and rescuing a man who was trapped inside. He calmly entered the burning structure, and a few minutes later he walked out carrying another man over his shoulder. A short time before, a woman had called authorities and…

“Do the crime and pay someone else do the time” was the Headline in Sydney’s newspapers. In May 2009, a wealthy 20-year-old was drag-racing through the city streets of Hangzhou, China, when his Mitsubishi struck and killed a pedestrian at a crossing. This crime can be the death penalty for some. When…

In Shattered Dreams, Patrick Mead writes, “Following God involves courage, but not risk. Once you’ve settled that you will follow God no matter what, you have nothing to lose; you’ve already surrendered your hopes, dreams—even shattered ones—to Him. You’ve determined that you don’t just want to know…

Singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality Adam Levine recently married after the longtime professed bachelor had insisted that he would never get tie the knot. In writing his own vows however, he stumbled on a biblical truth that many a spouse should remember. He wrote and then vowed, “Behati,…

Archeologists digging in an ancient garbage dump dating to the 5th and 6th centuries say they are puzzled by what they have uncovered. Professors Oren Tal and Moshe Ajami say the dig outside of modern Tel Aviv has yielded the usual fragments of pottery and glass, as well as animal bones. They admit they…

Gethsemane And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (Luke 22:44 ) The other gospel writers don't mention the physical effects of Jesus' night in the Garden, that He had "great drops of blood" fall from his brow to the…

What is the impact of our lives and our churches on our communities? Are we fulfilling our mission to reach the world with the message of the Gospel? Or are we just marking time and creating wonderful, peaceful communities of believers who are not impacting the world? The Barna Group has released a 2015…

The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…

During the opening chapters of The Hunger Games, it is time for the reaping of District 12, the selection of a male and a female to fight tributes from the eleven other districts for the amusement of the Capitol. Given the poverty of District 12, the selection almost guarantees death. Katniss Everdeen…

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the three compatriots – Potter, Ron Weasely, and Hermione Granger – traverse through a series of puzzles to prevent the theft of the Philosopher's Stone, desired by the Lord Voldemort to restore his power. The final challenge involves a game of Wizard's Chess.…